Bible: Romans 10:1-21

10:1Brothers and sisters,1myheart’sdesireandprayertoGodon behalfof my fellow Israelites2 is fortheirsalvation.10:2ForI can testifythatthey arezealousfor God,3buttheir zeal is notin line withthe truth.410:3Forignoringthe righteousnessthat comes from God, andseekinginstead to establishtheir ownrighteousness, they didnotsubmitto God’srighteousness.10:4ForChristis the endof the law, with the result that there is righteousnessfor everyonewho believes.

10:14Howare they to call ononethey havenotbelieved in? Andhoware they to believe inonethey havenotheard of? Andhoware they to hearwithoutsomeone preachingto them15?10:15Andhoware they to preachunlessthey are sent? Asit is written, “How timely16is the arrival17of those who proclaim the good news.”1810:16Butnotallhave obeyedthe good news, forIsaiahsays, “Lord, whohas believedourreport?”1910:17Consequentlyfaithcomes fromwhat is heard, and what is heardcomes throughthe preached word20of Christ.21

10:18ButI ask, have they22notheard?23 Yes, they have:24Theirvoicehas gone outtoallthe earth, andtheirwordstothe endsof the world.2510:19Butagain I ask, didn’tIsraelunderstand?26 FirstMosessays, “Iwill makeyoujealousby those who are nota nation; with a senselessnationI will provokeyouto anger.”2710:20AndIsaiahis even bold enoughto say, “I was foundby those who didnotseekme; I becamewell knownto those who didnotask forme.”2810:21Butabout Israelhe says, “Alldaylong I held outmyhandstothis disobedientandstubbornpeople!”29